Chapter 017: Making Money Like Drinking Water
"Of course it's true!"
Lin Lang turned off the car radio and asked boastfully, "Then I'll offer a humble a cappella performance for you, sister. It's an original folk song of mine called 'Chengdu'. Would you like to hear it?"
Gu Keqing replied with great anticipation, "Of course I'd like to hear it!"
"A Lang, sing it for me now. I want to see if you're just boasting or if you really have the talent to be a singer-songwriter."
Lin Lang cleared his throat and, while driving, began to sing the folk song 'Chengdu' a cappella. It was deeply emotional, and his voice immediately captivated Gu Keqing, leaving her utterly mesmerized.
What made me shed tears
Was more than just last night's wine
What made me reluctant to leave
Was more than just your tenderness
How much further do we have to walk
With your hand in mine
What makes me feel conflicted
Is the freedom to struggle
Farewells are always in September
Memories are the sorrow of longing
The tender green weeping willows of late autumn
Kissing my forehead
In that rainy little city
I never forgot you
The only thing Chengdu can't take away is you
Let's walk on the streets of Chengdu
Until all the lights go out and we don't stop
You'll hold my sleeve
I'll put my hands in my pockets
Walk to the end of Yulin Road
Sit at the entrance of the small pub...
After Lin Lang finished his heartfelt song, Gu Keqing was so enchanted her ears felt pregnant. While clapping, she exclaimed, "A Lang, this song you wrote is so evocative. It's the first time a song has made me want to visit a city."
"A Lang, you are truly talented!"
"This song 'Chengdu' you wrote, it sounds so good even a cappella. Wouldn't it be even better with musical accompaniment?!"
"I never thought, A Lang, that you'd have the talent of a singer-songwriter. You could absolutely debut as a singer!"
Lin Lang replied with a smile, "Keep it low-key, keep it low-key!"
Gu Keqing said admiringly, "A Lang, you are so talented, I like you more and more!"
AI generated beautiful image of Gu Keqing
Lin Lang looked pleased after hearing that.
"It's lunchtime already, Keqing. What delicious food would you like to eat? You can pick any of the best restaurants in Shanghai. Today I struck it rich with a lucky find, so I'm treating you to a big meal to celebrate."
However, Gu Keqing looked at her Nokia 9110 phone and replied, somewhat unhappily, "I've lost my appetite."
Lin Lang closed the car door, sat in the driver's seat, and turned to ask, "Keqing, why are you suddenly unhappy?"
Gu Keqing shrugged and said melancholically, "Lucky in love, unlucky in the stock market."
"Just now I checked the stock market. A stock I hold heavily fell to its daily limit again when the market closed this morning. It's been falling to its daily limit for three consecutive trading days, and I've lost over 1 million chinese yuan."
"Sigh~"
"I've only been trading stocks for less than a month, and my stock account has already lost over 3.5 million chinese yuan. I'm really something, sister."
(The Nokia 9110 phone back then featured an internal and external monochrome dual-screen laptop-style clamshell design. When opened, it revealed a full QWERTY keyboard and a 640 x 200 screen. It supported internet browsing, email, fax, photos, online flight information inquiries, and online stock trading functions. It was an early smartphone priced at over ten thousand chinese yuan at the time, capable of mobile office work.)
"Keqing, you trade stocks?"
"Yes!"
"When I was bored, I learned from others to invest in stocks and just bought a few to play around with. As a result, all the stocks I bought are now trapped."
"It seems I don't have a talent for stock trading, haha…" Gu Keqing laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Sister, do you want to get out of the stock trap?"
Gu Keqing's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she smiled, "Yes!"
"A Lang, you always say you know a little about everything. Do you mean you've also researched stock investing?"
"A little! Just a little!"
"Really?!"
"A Lang, you don't need to treat me to lunch!"
"I'll treat you to a luxurious seafood feast, sister. Can you help me pick a few stocks with growth potential and help me get out of this stock trap, okay?!" Gu Keqing said with a charming pout.
Lin Lang deliberately answered evasively, "My lips are a bit dry."
Gu Keqing gently kissed Lin Lang in the car and replied with eyes full of affection, "Are your lips not dry now?"
Lin Lang smiled, having gotten his way.
"After we finish lunch, we'll go to the brokerage firm to help you pick stocks, sister. And while we're at it, I'll open an account to trade stocks too, so you can witness what it means to be the Eastern Stock God Buffett."
"Haha…"
"A Lang, you're not allowed to boast~"
"You must help me get out of this stock trap. Watching my selected stocks continuously fall makes my head ache whenever I see anything green now."
Lin Lang quipped, "The stock market is just for cutting leeks. It's hard for individual investors to avoid being harvested."
"After I help you pick stocks and get out of the trap, and then help you make a big profit, will you close your account and leave the market, and never trade stocks again, okay?"
Gu Keqing smiled and replied, "Okay!"
"I wasn't really interested in stock trading to begin with. It's just that I bought some junk stocks and got trapped. Cutting my losses and leaving felt a bit unwilling. Once I'm out and safe, I won't touch stocks anymore. Stock trading easily makes me anxious, it's not fun at all."
Lin Lang said with a smile, "Most people who are anxious about stock trading are short-term traders, even those who are keen on day trading, impulsively chasing rises and killing falls. Most 'leeks' come from this. The stock market doesn't believe in tears, and anxiety won't solve the problem of losses."
"People who trade stocks easily become utilitarian, anxious, uneasy, or even helpless. Not touching the stock market naturally eliminates these troubles."
Gu Keqing replied, "That's right!"
"The stock market changes rapidly, and my emotions after trading stocks also change with the market, happy one moment, worried the next. It's so annoying watching my account shrink every day."
"Don't be upset, Keqing!"
"When I, the Eastern Stock God Lin Lang Buffett, make a move, you buy whichever stock I tell you to buy, and you sell whichever stock I tell you to sell. I'll help you get out of the trap very quickly."
"Okay, sister, I'll listen to you."
"From now on, sister's body and heart are also yours, my dear. Muah muah~"
"Kiss..."
The charming and alluring Gu Keqing's eyes were filled with love for Lin Lang; her affection was like a poison, already incurable.
